Hot water cools from $60^{\circ} C$ to $50^{\circ} C$ in the first $10 \ min$ and to $42^{\circ} C$ in the next $10 \ min$. Then the temperature of the surroundings is (in $^{\circ} C$)

  • A
    $20$
  • B
    $30$
  • C
    $15$
  • D
    $10$

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